Paint Brush Care Worksheet
Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
- 3.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
- 5.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
- 8.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
- 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 11.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
- 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
- 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
- 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 18.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
- 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
- 21.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
- 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
- 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
- 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
- 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
- 27.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
- 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
- 31.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 32.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
- 34.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 35.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 37.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 38.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
Answer key
- scrubbing hard on paper
- reshaping the tip
- bad for the brush
- a small round brush
- False
- bad for the brush
- sharpener
- good brush care
- a wide flat brush
- bad for the brush
- True
- False
- False
- holding a board upright
- holding paper flat
- mixing colours
- True
- fine lines and details
- reshaping the tip
- dabbing soft textures
- True
- bristles up or flat
- water pot
- sponge
- scrubbing hard on paper
- standing on its bristles
- False
- True
- leaving it in water
- washing with mild soap
- bad for the brush
- False
- standing on its bristles
- good brush care
- False
- rinsing between colours
- good brush care
- True
- False
- leaving it in water
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